Swans Brewpub

Brewpub in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Swans Hotel (Buckerfield Brewing)

Established in 1989

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1601 Store St, Victoria, V8W 1N6, Canada

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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Clear amber with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with toasted malt, caramel, ripe fruits and hints of hops. Flavour was slightly oxydized and had notes of hops, caramel, toasted malt, overripe fruits and warming alcohol. Finished sweet.
Tried on 15 Jun 2010 at 08:22

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours copper with a small head. Aroma and flavour of light resinous hops and caramel malts. Not bad.
Tried from Draft on 10 Jun 2010 at 22:31

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
650mL bottle, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of roasted malt and oat. Flavour follows similar with a slight sweetness. Solid oatmeal stout.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2010 at 23:54

5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours golden. Fairly standard pale malt and mild hops - balanced pale. Nothing special.
Tried from Draft on 22 May 2010 at 00:41

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
650mL bottle, pours dark amber with a white head. Aroma of caramel malts, toffee and hops. Flavour is very sweet for an IPA - caramel, apricot, orange, and hops. Certainly doesn't taste like a standard IPA - very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2010 at 23:30

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Golden brown with a slight haze. Rich, almost brown sugar aroma with just a hint of oxidation. Sweet, tasty brown sugar with a light orchard fruit character to balance. I don’t think this will age very well but fresh it is a beauty.
Tried on 08 Apr 2010 at 20:06

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Clear golden with a medium beige head. Hoppy aroma with pine, grapefruits and toasted malt. Flavour had loads of hops, pine, grapfruits and toasted malt. Finished dry and bitter.
Tried on 01 Apr 2010 at 10:03

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. An amber beer with a lazing orangey head. The aroma has notes of straw, hops, malt, and some citrus fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, citrus, and hops, leading to a bitter finish. Not really an IPA
Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2010 at 09:01

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
22 fl oz bottle, courtesy of fiujilin. Pours cloudy dark orange with a small white head. Aroma is overripe fruity and soapy. Bitter, citrusy and grapefruity. Wooden and dry malty too. Bitter and orange fruity into a dry finish. Slight soapy.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2010 at 08:50

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of fiulijn. Pours an amber golden with a slight haze and a dense and lacing off-white head. Sweet caramel and oxidized fruits in the nose. Medium body, sweet caramel and licorice allsorts, fruits and a little bitter hops. Dry finish. 010410
Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2010 at 08:48